Florida

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 12:54 pm

My prayers are with all of you.

MickeyMousePal · Post by **MickeyMousePal** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 1:03 pm

JimmyJackJunior Wrote:

My prayers are with all of you.

As of my prayers also are with all of you.... Take care and I hope no one in the UD Family get's hurt by that hurricane.

Uncle Remus · Post by **Uncle Remus** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 3:13 pm

yeah I live in Tallahassee, Florida and there is talk that it might hit here. i dont think it will happen but it might. my family and I will still stay here even if the hurricane is headed for us in which i doubt.

indianajdp · Post by **indianajdp** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 7:50 pm

Damn. What is it about NC?? A group of our Florida friends from Jax all went up there as well.

Hope you all fare well, and your properties, too.

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:00 pm

indianajdp wrote:Damn. What is it about NC?? A group of our Florida friends from Jax all went up there as well.

It's a great place!

They're talking about possible evacuation here, too, though, as we may also get hit hard- who knows, though.

-Aaron

deathie mouse · Post by **deathie mouse** » Thu Sep 02, 2004 8:53 pm

Looking at the latest projected path which seems to be all the way tru the middle of Florida and with the speed at which Frances is moving (10 mph) unless it veers off or dissolves and becomes weak weak it looks bad so prepare for the worst don't take this lighly at the least. Florida is basically flat you know. If it goes tru the middle at 10 miles an hour it could be a day of rain and winds with probably 2- 4 hours of the worst part around the eye (if the eye passes thru your area you'll have like a half hour, (depending on where you are in the eye) "break" in the middle and it'll start all over again so don't be fooled by that) And it seems it's gonna hit over Florida at night so it's gonna be a dark dark night...

Lets hope it weakens a lot and doesnt like going all thru the middle of a long slim State. I don't want to sound dreadful but better safe than sorry.

Starion · Post by **Starion** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 12:10 am

Frances has been downgraded to a category 3 hurricane at 2 AM EDT - 0600 UTC Friday, September 03, 2004.

Winds are now 120 MPH. Gotta run. Take care everyone!

DreamerQ18 · Post by **DreamerQ18** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 10:24 am

Starion wrote:Frances has been downgraded to a category 3 hurricane at 2 AM EDT - 0600 UTC Friday, September 03, 2004.

Winds are now 120 MPH. Gotta run. Take care everyone!

Starion you are such a sweet heart thanks for all the updates. I have officaly left Florida. I am now in North Carolina at my mom's best friends house. And I fine with it casue there is a computer here and I can come on and check to see how everyone is doing. I hope everyone is fine or at least being safe during this state of Hurricane Emergency.

Take care everyone and much love.

Starion · Post by **Starion** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:13 am

I wanted to go to Florida for Labor Day weekend.

CNN said that Frances is about the size as Texas and could effect almost the entire state of Florida. The outer rain bands are now at the eastern shore of Florida. The wind has picked up.

Two and a half million people are now being told to evacuate.

According to shortwave radio reports, winds are now at 40 knots in the Bahamas.

Business must be good for gas stations, groccery and hardware stores.

It looks like Frances will go through central Florida. Aww, the poor people in Orlando might see another hurricane this year. I don't think they finished cleaning up from hurricane Chralie.

I hope everyone who is staying in Florida has a battery powered radio and fresh batteries. Tune into your local AM, FM and NOAA weather stations for the latest updates. Again, if you have a shortwave radio, you can tune to 14325 or 14300 KHz USB for weather releated updates.

Be safe everyone and DreamerQ18! It's nice to talk to you. Stay away from the shoreline; the storm surges are expected to be around 10 feet.

SofaKing381222 · Post by **SofaKing381222** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 6:21 pm

wow; sounds terrible! All of us here is Texas are praying for all of yall! Stay indoors and stay safe!

deathie mouse · Post by **deathie mouse** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 7:28 pm

well it has lowered in force (latest advisory is 105 mph (170 kph) down from the original 145 mph (230 kph) which is good but it has slowed down a lot traveling at just 4 mph so that means even if it's less strong it could hit for twice as long (not good at all) cus apart from pounding structures at 100 mph it would be doing it for twice the time.... and when they get slow they sometimes tend to gather strenght over clear water.. (right now it's going thru some islands).. lets hope it keeps weakening and weakening till it becomes just a strong storm. just don't count on it andbe ready. still if it did became a storm it'll be lots and lots of rain and flooding... hope everybody has flashlights too.
Don't waste battery power.
The moon is gonna be about 60% full tomorrow night but under hurricane conditions when the power goes out you wont be able to see. at least the following night if you're powerless the moon will be about half full at least some light.

be careful everybody and above all keep the Disney dvd's up in a plastic bag

(just trying not to sound so gloomy

)

~*Jessica*~ · Post by **~*Jessica*~** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:37 am

I'm praying for everyone who has the slightest chance of getting hit with the hurricane. I know two of my best friends live right on the East Coast of Florida so I'm really worried about them. Best of luck to everyone!!!!

Starion · Post by **Starion** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:43 am

deathie mouse wrote:lets hope it keeps weakening and weakening till it becomes just a strong storm. just don't count on it andbe ready. still if it did became a storm it'll be lots and lots of rain and flooding... hope everybody has flashlights too.
Don't waste battery power.

Hurricane Frances was downgraded to a catagory 2 storm. Yay! I'm ready for the remnants of the storm; my lead acid batteries are fully charged to 13 volts.

At 1630 UTC, meterologists at the National Hurricane Center in Miami think that the eye of Frances will make landfall in 10 - 12 hours. The entire eastern coast of Florida is now under a hurricane warning; expect hurricane conditions soon.

Most of the state of Florida will feel winds in excess of 75 miles an hour. Winds in Florida are alread at 40+ knots. The northern rainbands are approaching North and South Carolina.

The eye is about 70 miles across. That's a huge eye! Winds around the eye are about 100 - 115 miles an hour.

The residents of Florida don't need any more wind and rain.

350,000 people in Florida are alread without electricity.

14.325 MHz on shortwave radio is active now. If you have a media player that can play .pls files, you can listen to live streaming audio at: http://www.ka4eps.com/

Scroll down to "Hurricane Audio Feeds." The Hurricane Watch Net is what I am listening to on my radio.

Another frequency you can monitor is 14.265 MHz USB, the Salvation welfare / damage report net.

Be careful!

AwallaceUNC · Post by **AwallaceUNC** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:45 am

I'm glad to see so many UDers are here in North Carolina! It seems like you aren't the only Floridians making the trip, either. What should have been a two hour drive on the interstate yesterday turned into a 4 hour+ trip, bumper to bumper.

-Aaron

Pluto · Post by **Pluto** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:29 am

I live in Mexico, but I'll pray for you...

Starion · Post by **Starion** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 10:22 am

Four million people are without power. Some roofs were ripped off by the 100 MPH winds.

I'll keep listening to the damage reports.

Starion · Post by **Starion** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:32 pm

Some people don't have electricity and phone service.

One guy used his amateur radio to contact other operators for help on 14.265 MHz USB. The guy asking for help is ok; he just asked someone to make a long distance phone call to his family. It's a good thing that amateur radio operators are helping each other out.

Edit:
I forgot to mention that I am also an amateur radio operator. I'm just listening to stations in and around Florida giving weather and damage reports.

Take care everyone.

DreamerQ18 · Post by **DreamerQ18** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:11 pm

Well I am still currently in North Carolina and have only heard of about the Hurricanes after mass from what I saw on TV.I have been able to tlak to a few of my friends who still have power. They said the chances of me going home are slim for a while sicne I live by the river and as my friend put it my street is not visible. I hope that changes soon. But I just mostly wanted to say thanks again to starion for all the great updates it comofrting to see them coming from friends here in the forum. And also for eevryones prayers and I hope that my fellow Floridans here in the forum are all right as well.

MutantEnemy · Post by **MutantEnemy** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:55 am

MutantEnemy here, live from Boynton Beach, Florida. Well, I now really, really appreciate electricity and air conditioning. It was very cool (temp wise) last night with the windows open, but today when I woke up it was so hot and humid I felt like I was going to pass out , anyway everything is fine I am still without electricity, and if you're wondering how I am posting, I am using a laptop with batteries which are slowly diminishing, anyway got to go talk to you all later. ME

Starion · Post by **Starion** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 11:28 am

Hi MutantEnemy and DreamerQ18, I'm glad your safe. There is a lot of flooding and widespread damage in Florida.

Some people are without power and phone servicee (landline and cellular). The mobile and boat homes are destroyed.

Some people in Florida are using generators. I hope the generators don't run out of gas because the gas stations are closed.

I'm glad that no serious injuries have been reported. The evacuation helped saved peples lives! Yay.

I'll be fine without electricity too. I do need the airconditioner though.

Frances is now headed towards the Florida Panhandle and state capital.

DVDizzy Forum

Latest Movie Reviews

🎬 DVDizzy Top Stories️️

Florida

dear Floridians